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let's ask presidential history douglas brinkley, joining us now live. douglas, great to have you here today. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> thank you for being here. i know that you offer some valuable insights about presidential history and these debates. the fact that they are trying to lower expectations already with the obama side already saying mitt romney will win the first debate, what do you think that says to the public? >> well, that these are really becoming media entertainment tv extravaganzas. they have since the 1960 kennedy/nixon debate. it became a televised event. richard nixon won if you listened on radio, but if you saw the body language on tv, it was kennedy who won. there was a period of time there were no presidential debates. 1964, '68, '72, none. but back in 1976 these debates came on again. they can be game changers. 1980, ronald reagan was where romney was, behind in the polls. reagan came on and took on an incumbent president, jim cia why ther, performed well in the debates and the rest is history. it started him on
let's ask presidential history douglas brinkley, joining us now live. douglas, great to have you here today. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> thank you for being here. i know that you offer some valuable insights about presidential history and these debates. the fact that they are trying to lower expectations already with the obama side already saying mitt romney will win the first debate, what do you think that says to the public? >> well, that these are really...
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the number two guys on the presidential ticket are pulling their weight. congressman paul ryan fund raising in california . ryan will have a google-like chat from the company headquarters and biden is campaigning in ohio. >>> and tow now that the conventions are over. did either side get the points across and whol get the biggest bump in the polls. larry, great to see you. last week you talked about the republicans and this week the democrats, what is your assessment. you think they will see more of a bounce than the republicans. >> that's what the polls are showing now. republican convention while it improved mitt romney's personal likeability ratings, it didn't produce a horse race bounce when you ask if the election held today would you vote for romney or obama. there was no improvement in mitt romney's store. since the end of the democrat convention in three polls, there is an average of 3-point bounce for president obama. let me quickly add somebody who studied poll bounces. poll bounce if you get one normally disappears in about two weeks. >> you thi
the number two guys on the presidential ticket are pulling their weight. congressman paul ryan fund raising in california . ryan will have a google-like chat from the company headquarters and biden is campaigning in ohio. >>> and tow now that the conventions are over. did either side get the points across and whol get the biggest bump in the polls. larry, great to see you. last week you talked about the republicans and this week the democrats, what is your assessment. you think they...
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the governor did debate prep in anticipation of a week from tuesday's all important second presidential debate. in the meantime traveling the i-4 corridor in this area. split in 2008 and yesterday in peterson and tampa bay area where president obama took both counties four years ago and the government hitting on thes between himself and the president this weekend. >> he for instance is going to raise taxes and his vice-president blurted out the truth. they plan on raising them trillion and it is two trillion when you put it together. that is an increase on taxes in maul business and that will mean less jobs. >>> and in the meantime obama campaign continues to hit mitt romney on the idea of being dishonest and nigh add out there saying he was not for a five trillion tax cut he was lying about that as he was when he said the president wants to raise the taxes $4000. obama disputed that that was independent but did not dispute the $4000 figure. and in the meantime president in cleveland making fun of mitt romney. listen to this. >> for all of you moms and kids out there. don't worry, someb
the governor did debate prep in anticipation of a week from tuesday's all important second presidential debate. in the meantime traveling the i-4 corridor in this area. split in 2008 and yesterday in peterson and tampa bay area where president obama took both counties four years ago and the government hitting on thes between himself and the president this weekend. >> he for instance is going to raise taxes and his vice-president blurted out the truth. they plan on raising them trillion...
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as mitt romney is to barak obama in the race. >> arthel: so apparently as we know, 'tis the season of lists. former vice president dick cheney had a list for abc and it's not just one list, but two. listen. >> i had a couple of calls from prominent politicians who would say it would help me in my race back home if i'm on the list. you're on the list. then somebody could leak the fast they were on the list. that was the big list. it was easy to get on that. the tough part, the one that's really under active consideration. >> arthel: more than one list. some of it's political. i guess all of it's political when you get down to it. >> absolutely. i was just going to say, i used to have people like pick up the newspaper when i was doing this, and i was involved in two different campaigns, both with mr. mondale picking gerri ferraro and mr. benson. i would pick up the paper and see these names and think, i'm keeping the list that. guy isn't on the list. and dick cheney says -- you know, dick cheney was making the list and he ended up at the top of the list. so he's absolutely right. there
as mitt romney is to barak obama in the race. >> arthel: so apparently as we know, 'tis the season of lists. former vice president dick cheney had a list for abc and it's not just one list, but two. listen. >> i had a couple of calls from prominent politicians who would say it would help me in my race back home if i'm on the list. you're on the list. then somebody could leak the fast they were on the list. that was the big list. it was easy to get on that. the tough part, the one...
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at the presidential retreat, camp david, in maryland. the july jobs numbers came out yesterday. president obama focused on the 163,000 jobs added last month. more than expected. but still better than june. still he says there is more work to be done. >> we knew when i started in this job that this was going to take some time. we haven't had to come back from an economic crisis this deep or this painful since the 1930s. but we also knew that if we were persistent, if we kept at it and kept working, that we'd gradually get to where we need to be. >> there are three more jobs reports coming out before the election, including the report for october which will come out november. it will come out four days before the election. rick? >> rick: different parts to the jobs report. i know governor romney focused on a different part of it than what we heard the president just mentioning. what can you tell us about that? >> the governor talked about the unemployment rate. it was 8.3% in july, up from 8.2% in june. governor romney in indiana today sai
at the presidential retreat, camp david, in maryland. the july jobs numbers came out yesterday. president obama focused on the 163,000 jobs added last month. more than expected. but still better than june. still he says there is more work to be done. >> we knew when i started in this job that this was going to take some time. we haven't had to come back from an economic crisis this deep or this painful since the 1930s. but we also knew that if we were persistent, if we kept at it and kept...
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president obama 49% and governor romney 44%. rase mu son has pretty much the same sort of thing on the daily presidential tracking poll. >> i think there is a mod dill bounce. -- modest bounce. 3, 4, 5%. he will drop back a point or two next week. the democrats most of what they wanted to do in their convention. they basically played to their base. the republicans similarly wept to the base. >> ultimately both played to their base. neither party addressed -- the big question, how are we going to create jobs hence there are still a lot of undecidessed. >> what do you think of the job numbers? >> the president's job approval which is 52 in rase mu son, it is 50-44 examine that's plus 6. it is about a 10-point margin shift. that's the key as to whether he gets re-elected. i don't care if it is the horse races if he is 50% he has to come down. it needs to be in the 45% range. look, the republican party needs to pace facts. the democrats did what they wanted to do. the republicans other than make romney more -- >> can i talk on that.
president obama 49% and governor romney 44%. rase mu son has pretty much the same sort of thing on the daily presidential tracking poll. >> i think there is a mod dill bounce. -- modest bounce. 3, 4, 5%. he will drop back a point or two next week. the democrats most of what they wanted to do in their convention. they basically played to their base. the republicans similarly wept to the base. >> ultimately both played to their base. neither party addressed -- the big question, how...
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presidential candidate, 2008. he's expressing concern about candidate romney's foreign policy experience as well. and basically stating that the election is about jobs and the economy, but a failed national security policy over time is going to lead to significant domestic problems. it's the job of presidents and candidates, and the lead to articulate their vision for america in the world and a dangerous place and stems the end of the coraled war and goes on to say, i think the president should lead and candidates for the president should lead and talk about disappointed apparently that governor mitt romney did not do this during the rnc. what are your thoughts about that. >> i was actually in tomorrow pa. i moderated the foreign policy debate for the republican candidate, okay? for candidate romney and i had all of his foreign policy advisors on and talked about restoring america's leadership road in the world and don't think that leading from behind is the way to restore america's role in the word and on the spe
presidential candidate, 2008. he's expressing concern about candidate romney's foreign policy experience as well. and basically stating that the election is about jobs and the economy, but a failed national security policy over time is going to lead to significant domestic problems. it's the job of presidents and candidates, and the lead to articulate their vision for america in the world and a dangerous place and stems the end of the coraled war and goes on to say, i think the president should...
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this country needs presidential leadership. the house has passed two budgets that would spend $7 trillion less than what president obama's budgets were proposed at. again, remember president obama's budgets didn't get a vote from a member of his own party. we do need -- we know -- we understand that his balanced approach is primarily tax increases that don't begin to solve the problem. we are talking right now, even more -- most robust increase in taxes would raise maybe $75 to $80 billion. so this tax increase will take care of maybe 3 to 7% of the deficit. he has talked about a balanced approach. what is the solution for the other 93%? that's what we have to start getting our arms around. creditors around the world, at some point are going to take a look at the united states government and say, we are not going to loan you money. when the interest rates inch up, we crowd out all kinds of spending. if we revert to the average interest rate we had from 1970 to 1999, 5.3% that, cost $600 billion per year in added interest expens
this country needs presidential leadership. the house has passed two budgets that would spend $7 trillion less than what president obama's budgets were proposed at. again, remember president obama's budgets didn't get a vote from a member of his own party. we do need -- we know -- we understand that his balanced approach is primarily tax increases that don't begin to solve the problem. we are talking right now, even more -- most robust increase in taxes would raise maybe $75 to $80 billion. so...
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today, the debate raged on over the obama administration's a-before and after that deadly assault. in a renewed state document releasessed by two congressmen. >> both republicans and democrats were ready with their arguments on libbia. republicans pressing their case that the obama administration was relukt apt to sppd to the assault as a terror attack. here's how one g.o.p. senator explains it. >> one of the narratives that the obama campaign laid out is that bin laden is dead. they bragged about that forever and al qaeda is in retreat. you start to wonder, they are saying, dont allow any story to emerge that counters that narrative. is that why for two weeks they told us the libyan event was a popular uprising issue not a terror attack? because it ran counter to their campaign narrative? >> president obama no locker says that al qaeda is on the run or in retreat. democrats are pushing back against republicans, saying republicans should let the event play out and they are criticizing darrell issa, chairman of the house oversight committee, for releasing state documents relate to t
today, the debate raged on over the obama administration's a-before and after that deadly assault. in a renewed state document releasessed by two congressmen. >> both republicans and democrats were ready with their arguments on libbia. republicans pressing their case that the obama administration was relukt apt to sppd to the assault as a terror attack. here's how one g.o.p. senator explains it. >> one of the narratives that the obama campaign laid out is that bin laden is dead....
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short term positives are there for president obama but long term you look at the historical numbers in terms of unemployment in presidential reelection years and depth of the political challenges are great here. >> heather: i'll ask you more about historically in a moment but the numbers have been called into question. there is actually a huge disconnect between the modest of new jobs report and significant decrease in the unemployment rate. jack welch, he went to as far to suggest that the numbers may be manipulated by the obama administration. do you think that the numbers add up? >> i think the suggestion that the numbers was cooked is relatively ridiculous. that being said. economists at the labor department will admit freely that there is a lot of margin of error in these numbers. a month after each job report these numbers are revised upward or downward. the question of the number came out of the household survey, 800,000 plus number, there is a lot of margin for error, possibly as much as 400,000. that is admitted by folks within the labor department, as well. i think you can't
short term positives are there for president obama but long term you look at the historical numbers in terms of unemployment in presidential reelection years and depth of the political challenges are great here. >> heather: i'll ask you more about historically in a moment but the numbers have been called into question. there is actually a huge disconnect between the modest of new jobs report and significant decrease in the unemployment rate. jack welch, he went to as far to suggest that...
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. >> gregg: rick santorum dropping a bombshell on mitt romney during the presidential debate possibly exposing a weakness on his healthcare overall. >> think about what that means going up against barack obama you are going to claim top down medicine from the federal level and he is going to say wait a minute, governor. he says it works well in massachusetts. we can't give this issue away in this election. it's about fundamental freedom whether the united states government or even the state government. you have amendment one here, who endorsed me today and it's going to be on your ballot whether there should be a government mandate here in florida. according to governor romney that is okay. >> gregg: so is santorum right? mat joins us and former economic advisor to clinton and former advisor to the senate finance committee. gentlemen, matt let me start with you. given all of his outrage in truth, santorum's criticism may be disingenuous since he endorsed romney four years ago. if voters see romney care as the template for obamacare and many people do, doesn't it make it hard for romne
. >> gregg: rick santorum dropping a bombshell on mitt romney during the presidential debate possibly exposing a weakness on his healthcare overall. >> think about what that means going up against barack obama you are going to claim top down medicine from the federal level and he is going to say wait a minute, governor. he says it works well in massachusetts. we can't give this issue away in this election. it's about fundamental freedom whether the united states government or even...